Watch Metallica Cover Kansas’ ‘Carry on Wayward Son’

Metallica gave fans of classic rock act Kansas an on-the-nose treat last night during their WorldWired performance at Intrust Bank Arena, which is located in Wichita, Kansas. That's right — Metallica played Kansas in Kansas.

During the band's set, guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo regaled the Midwestern audience with an unexpected instrumental rendition of "Carry on Wayward Son," Kansas' staple 1977 single.

In the clip above, shared by the group on Twitter Wednesday, Metallica frontman James Hetfield lets us know that the two rockers are about to "kick some ass" before they unleashed the righteous guitar tribute to the classic rock band that also brought us "Dust in the Wind." That song and "Carry On" — both of which landed in the Top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 back in the late '70s — are the two hits most associated with Kansas, who still record and tour on top of their AOR radio ubiquity.